Abstract: A mobile terminal 100 includes a position information detection part 8 that detects current position information, a position information decoder part 9 that calculates the current position information as latitude/longitude information, and a position accuracy degradation-producing part 10 that degrades the apparent accuracy of the latitude/longitude information in plural levels. In operation, when a position search request is made from a third-person terminal, the mobile terminal 100 transmits position information with an accuracy according to the authentication result (such as the result of password verification) of the third-person terminal concerned. Therefore, even when the password has been stolen, position information with an accuracy intentionally degraded by the user of the mobile terminal can be transmitted, thereby preventing an inversion of privacy or stalking.

Abstract: An electrographic printing apparatus and an electrographic printing method that prevent base fogging and maintain high quality are provided. The provided electrographic printing apparatus includes a OPC photoreceptor to which a developing device adheres charged toner to an image region of an electrostatic latent image formed on a moving surface; and a non-image-region toner removing device disposed downstream of the developing device in a moving direction of the surface of the OPC photoreceptor and at a position opposing the OPC photoreceptor, wherein the non-image-region toner removing device includes a removing roller that moves close to the OPC photoreceptor and attracts and delivers a carrier by a magnetic force, and a predetermined electric potential is applied to generate an electric field from a non-image region of the electrostatic latent image to the removing roller.

Abstract: Ink is smoothly supplied so as to increase ink ejection speed to achieve high-speed printing. Thus, a filter is used to partition an ink storing chamber into a first and second storing chambers. Ink stored in the first storing chamber is supplied to a common liquid chamber in an ejection element. Ink introduced into the second ink storing chamber through a joint is supplied to the first storing chamber through the filter. An ink storing chamber member is joined to an ink storing chamber cover member to form the first and second ink storing chambers partitioned by the filter.

Abstract: A developing device for an electrographic printing apparatus provided has stable performance and improved printing quality.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid ejection head, a liquid supply apparatus, a liquid ejection apparatus, and a liquid supply method which enable the channel resistance and pressure loss of liquid in the liquid ejection head to be reduced to increase the speed at which liquid is supplied to the nozzles. To achieve this, an ink supply chamber (44) is placed so as to be laminated on a main ink supply chamber (42). A filter (40) interposed between the main ink supply chamber (42) and the ink supply chamber (44) extends along a surface substantially parallel to a nozzle arrangement plane on which a plurality of nozzles are arranged.

Abstract: According to the present invention, ink is smoothly supplied so as to increase ink ejection speed to achieve high-speed printing. Thus, a filter (215) is used to partition an ink storing chamber into a first and second storing chambers (235, 230). Ink stored in the first storing chamber (235) is supplied to a common liquid chamber in an ejection element (150). Ink introduced into the second ink storing chamber (230) through a joint (240) is supplied to the first storing chamber (235) through the filter (215). An ink storing chamber member (211) is joined to an ink storing chamber cover member (212) to form the first and second ink storing chambers (235, 230) partitioned by the filter (215).

Abstract: A global positioning system is provided, which ensures accurate recognition of the position of a GPS terminal even if the radio section of a GPS terminal receives the GPS radio wave affected by extrinsic noise. This system comprises (a) at least one GPS terminal for receiving a GPS radio wave transmitted from a GPS satellite and for generating positional information of the terminal based on information contained in the radio wave received; and (b) a GPS base station for detecting degradation of the GPs radio wave due to extrinsic noise and for transmitting a control signal containing information on the degradation of the radio wave to the at least one terminal. The at least one terminal conducts its operation to optimize reception condition or state of the GPS radio wave based on the control signal received. Preferably, the at least one terminal comprises a function to eliminate the degradation of the GPS radio wave due to an interference radio wave.

Abstract: A mobile terminal 100 includes a position information detection part 8 that detects current position information, a position information decoder part 9 that calculates the current position information as latitude/longitude information, and a position accuracy degradation-producing part 10 that degrades the apparent accuracy of the latitude/longitude information in plural levels. In operation, when a position search request is made from a third-person terminal, the mobile terminal 100 transmits position information with an accuracy according to the authentication result (such as the result of password verification) of the third-person terminal concerned. Therefore, even when the password has been stolen, position information with an accuracy intentionally degraded by the user of the mobile terminal can be transmitted, thereby preventing an inversion of privacy or stalking.

Abstract: A printing quality examining apparatus in which image data printing paper is successively taken in by a camera of a detection unit. The image data are compared with a previously taken-in reference data to detect a printing defect so that a decision as to whether printing quality is good or bad is made. The image data is averaged in time to calculate an estimated data, and the estimated data is compared with the previously taken-in reference data. When the estimated data is normal, pixels are determined to be normal. When the estimated data is unusual, the image data from the detection unit is compared with the reference data at next step so that when the image data from the detection is normal, the pixels are determined to be normal and when the image data is unusual, the pixels are determined to be defective and the paper is discharged.

Abstract: A GPS terminal includes a reception section, control section, and display section. The reception section is equipped with a GPS and receives radio signals transmitted from a plurality of artificial satellites. The control section recognizes the latitude/longitude data of the current position on the basis of the radio signals received by the reception section. The display section displays a map centered on the latitude/longitude data recognized by the control section. The reception section measures reception sensitivity with respect to the radio signals transmitted from the artificial satellites. The control section automatically changes the scale of the map displayed by the display section on the basis of the measurement result on the reception sensitivity in the reception section with respect to the radio signals. A position measuring system and map display method are also disclosed.

Abstract: A global positioning system is provided, which ensures accurate recognition of the position of a GPS terminal even if the radio section of a GPS terminal receives the GPS radio wave affected by extrinsic noise. This system comprises (a) at least one GPS terminal for receiving a GPS radio wave transmitted from a GPS satellite and for generating positional information of the terminal based on information contained in the radio wave received; and (b) a GPS base station for detecting degradation of the GPS radio wave due to extrinsic noise and for transmitting a control signal containing information on the degradation of the radio wave to the at least one terminal. The at least one terminal conducts its operation to optimize reception condition or state of the GPS radio wave based on the control signal received. Preferably, the at least one terminal comprises a function to eliminate the degradation of the GPS radio wave due to an interference radio wave.

Abstract: An intermittent control reception circuit enables materialization of low consumptive current of a reception circuit to be performed while executing intermittent control operation of a data output circuit and a low voltage detector respectively with the exception of increasing outer terminal. The reception circuit causes the data output circuit and the low voltage detector to be operated selectively in compliance with logic level of a signal inputted to the control terminal provided for the control switching circuit. Further, the control circuit to which output of the data output circuit and output of the low voltage detector are inputted, has the ability to recognize which output is inputted by the control switching circuit. Also in cases where materialization of LSI of the reception circuit is performed, it enables intermittent operation of the data output circuit and the low voltage detector to be implemented to materialize low consumptive current with the exception of increasing outer output terminal.

Abstract: A printing quality examining method in which image data printing paper is successively taken in by a camera of a detection unit. The image data are compared with a previously taken-in reference data to detect a printing defect so that a decision as to whether printing quality is good or bad is made. The image data is averaged in time to calculate an estimated data, and the estimated data is compared with the previously taken-in reference data. When the estimated data is normal, pixels are determined to be normal. When the estimated data is unusual, the image data from the detection unit is compared with the reference data at next step so that when the image data from the detection is normal, the pixels are determined to be normal and when the image data is unusual, the pixels are determined to be defective and the paper is discharged.

Abstract: An FM demodulation circuit includes a phase conversion circuit which converts a frequency variation of an input signal into a phase variation and has a variable conversion characteristic, and a control current source circuit which outputs, when the level of the input signal drops lower than a predetermined level, control current to vary the conversion characteristic of the phase conversion circuit so that the demodulation sensitivity may be raised.

Abstract: A window comparator includes a differential circuit stage and a load circuit stage. The differential circuit stage produces a pair of differential currents from an input voltage, the differential currents varying depending on the input voltage with having a maximum and a minimum when the input voltage is a reference voltage. The load circuit stage produces an output voltage from a reference current and a current corresponding to a selected on of the differential currents. The reference current and the current are produced such that a voltage range is determined around the predetermined voltage depending on whether the second current is greater than the reference current. Since a window of the window comparator is formed based on the current and the reference current, the output voltage changes in level depending on whether the input voltage falls into the voltage range.

Abstract: First and second transconductance amplifiers OTA 1, OTA 2, each having two input terminals, and two output terminals are constructed in such a manner that a first input terminal of the OTA 1 is connected with a second output terminal of the OTA 2, a first output terminal of the OTA 1 and a first input terminal of the OTA 2 are connected to a capacitor which is grounded at one end, and a second input terminal and a second output terminal of the OTA 1 and a second input terminal and a first output terminal of the OTA 2 are AC-grounded.

Abstract: A demodulator circuit includes a gyrator circuit forming a derived equivalent inductance which is used in a demodulating circuit. The gyrator circuit has a first operational transconductance amplifier and a second operational transconductance amplifier, wherein a second input terminal of the first operational transconductance amplifier is connected to a first output terminal of the second operational transconductance amplifier. A second output terminal of the first operational transconductance amplifier is connected to a second input terminal of the second operational transconductance amplifier. Both of the second input terminal of the first operational transconductance amplifier and the second input terminal of the second operational transconductance amplifier are grounded via a constant dc voltage. A first output terminal of the first operational transconductance amplifier is connected to a first input terminal of the second operational transconductance amplifier.

Abstract: In a full-wave rectifying circuit comprising a differential amplifier (20) differentially amplifies an input alternating current signal (V.sub.IN) to produce first and second amplified output voltages (V.sub.O1, V.sub.O2) and a voltage reference circuit (30) for generating a reference voltage (V.sub.REF), a differential pair circuit (40) carries out half-wave rectification on the first and the second amplified output voltages on the basis of the reference voltage to obtain first and second half-wave rectified currents (I.sub.C3, I.sub.C4). The differential pair circuit (40) includes a combining part (44) for combining the first and the second half-wave rectified currents into a full-wave rectified current (I.sub.RO). The full-wave rectifying circuit may further comprise a current/voltage converting section (50) for converting the full-wave rectified current into a full-wave rectified voltage (V.sub.RO).

Abstract: The grounded inductance circuit utilizing a gyrator circuit includes a first operational transconductance amplifier, a second operational transconductance amplifier and a first capacitor. A first output terminal of the first operational transconductance amplifier is connected to a first input terminal of the second operational transconductance amplifier, and a second output terminal of the first operational transconductance amplifier is connected to a second input terminal of the second operational transconductance amplifier. A first output terminal of the second operational transconductance amplifier is connected to a second input terminal of the first operational transconductance amplifier and a second output terminal of the second operational transconductance amplifier is connected to a first input terminal of the first operational transconductance amplifier.